Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀρτίτοκος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀρτίτοκος

Structure: ἀρτιτοκ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: ti/ktw

Sense

  1. new-born
  2. having just given birth

Examples

  • θηλὴν μὲν γὰρ ἀρτιτόκοσ ἔλαφοσ ὑπέσχεν αὐτῷ, ποιμένεσ δὲ ἀνελόμενοι τὸ βρέφοσ Τήλεφον ἐκάλεσαν αὐτό. (Apollodorus, Library and Epitome, book 2, chapter 7 4:6)
  • εὐειδὴσ Τριτωνὶσ ἐπ’ οὐκ ἀγαθαῖσ ἐλοχεύθη κλῃδόσιν οὐ γὰρ ἂν ὧδ’ ὤλετο δαιμονίη ἀρτιτόκοσ· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume II, book 7, chapter 7291)

Synonyms

  1. new-born

Related

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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